After being busy for so long, Su Qingyun suddenly had nothing to do. She had time to attend classes at school every day, think about various mathematical conjectures when she got home, and sometimes go to the fields to check on the progress of the wheat seed experiment. She felt extremely relaxed.
After a few days of idleness, the weather took a sharp turn for the worse, turning cooler. After an autumn rain, Wu Guixiang looked at Yunluo Mountain in the distance and muttered, "At this time of year, after the rain, there should be hazel mushrooms on the mountain, right?"
Hazel mushrooms? Su Qingyun, who was sitting on a small bench nearby, brightened up his eyes instantly when he heard this. Hazel mushrooms are a good thing. They are a delicacy that is only available in autumn. The picking period is only about a week a year. They are tender and refreshing, delicious, and rich in nutrients. They are known as the "fourth treasure of Northeast China."
The chicken tastes very good when stewed with ordinary mushrooms, and it is even more delicious when stewed with hazel mushrooms.
Thinking of the taste of stewed chicken with hazel mushrooms, Su Qingyun's mouth was watering. He looked at Yun Luoshan with an eager face.
Su Qingyun's expression fell into Wu Guixiang's eyes. She knew what she was thinking at a glance. Wu Guixiang immediately glared at her and said, "Yunyun, you can't go up the mountain again."
The last time Su Qingyun and Xia Qiu went up the mountain, they encountered a wild boar and she was scared to death. She would never dare let her go up the mountain again.
"Grandma, I don't want to go alone." Su Qingyun pulled her sleeve and said coquettishly, "Let's go together. Let's go up the mountain and take a look."
"Think about it, those hazel mushrooms all over the mountain. If we don't pick them, wouldn't that be a waste? If others pick them all, what will we have to stew the chicken with?"
Wu Guixiang looked at her amusedly, "Who said we wanted to stew a chicken?"
"That's what I said." Su Qingyun blinked her eyes, and her expression was as pitiful as it could be. No one could tell that the little girl who was dominating the international arena some time ago now just wanted to eat a dish of chicken stewed with mushrooms.
Li Xiu Lian sat aside, deep in thought.
"Mom, I want to go to the mountains to pick some mushrooms, too," she suddenly said to Wu Guixiang. "Sisi is six months pregnant now, and her belly is getting bigger. The doctor said she needs to get enough nutrition. I was thinking of picking some mushrooms, drying them, and sending them to her. I can make chicken soup or something like that to nourish her body."
Wen Sisi is now six months pregnant. Li Xiu Lian thinks about her every day and runs to the county from time to time to check on the situation.
When she said that, Wu Guixiang also thought it was a good idea. After thinking about it, she nodded and said, "Okay, let's go up the mountain together."
"That's great, grandma!" Su Qingyun smiled instantly.
Seeing her so happy, Wu Guixiang also smiled.
It is autumn now, and it is the harvest season. Everyone in the village is busy. After thinking about it, Wu Guixiang decided that she, Yunyun, and the eldest brother's wife would go up the mountain after lunch.
"Grandma, we are ready, let's go." Su Qingyun shouted into the house.
Wu Guixiang came out and saw Su Qingyun and Li Xiulian each carrying a large basket. She smiled and said, "How much are you going to pick up? You need such a big basket to put it in."
Li Xiulian: "The hazel mushrooms shrink after being dried. Ten pounds of them only make up one pound. We must pick more when we go up the mountain, otherwise it won't look good when we send them over."
"That's true." Wu Guixiang thought about it and also carried a backpack.
The mushroom picking trio set off like this.
Su Qingyun remembered that the last time he went up the mountain with Xia Qiu was in spring. At that time, there were more chicken mushrooms, but now at this time, it is hazel mushrooms.
As we walked, villagers greeted us.
"Auntie Wu, what are you doing?"
"Aunt Zhang, it just rained, didn't it? Let's go to the mountain and pick some hazel mushrooms."
"Hazel mushrooms? There are plenty of them on the mountain." Aunt Zhang enthusiastically pointed them to the spot. "Just keep going up the mountain road. When you reach the fork, turn left. There are tons of hazel mushrooms over there. I just went there this morning, and there's no way I could pick them all."
"Okay, thank you, Aunt Zhang." Wu Guixiang thanked her.
"What's there to thank for?" Aunt Zhang said with a smile.
In fact, Wu Guixiang and the others could have found it by themselves by going up the mountain, but if she said a few words, maybe the Su family would remember her kindness? It was just a matter of saying a few words, so why not do it?
Now anyone with eyes can see that the Su family is different from all the others now that they have Su Qingyun. If there were people who were jealous of their good life before, there are no such people now, because the Su family is no longer on the same level as them.
Even Wang Dahong, who used to be at odds with Wu Guixiang, would now avoid her. Wang Dahong was arrogant and unreasonable, but she wasn't stupid. Su Qingyun from the Su family had been praised on national radio. Who would dare to offend her? It wasn't like she was going to die.
The mushroom-picking trio soon arrived at the foot of Yunluo Mountain. It had just rained, and the path on the mountain was wet and slippery. Wu Guixiang walked in front, and she reminded Su Qingyun, "Yunyun, watch your step and walk slowly."
"I know, grandma."
Li Xiu Lian walked at the back, and both of them carefully protected Su Qingyun in the middle.
The three of them walked in the direction Aunt Zhang had just mentioned, and indeed they found a lot of hazel mushrooms. The color of the hazel mushrooms was brown, and some were hidden under the fallen autumn leaves. The color was similar, and it was difficult to identify them at a glance.
But the three of them all had sharp eyes, and clusters of hazel mushrooms could not escape their eyes. Hazel mushrooms like to grow on fallen trees, rotten wooden structures, roots and moist bark at the bottom of trees. What's more commendable is that hazel mushrooms recognize places. Once hazel mushrooms have grown in a certain place, it means that its mycelium has "invaded" these places, and there is a high possibility of hazel mushrooms growing there again. Remember its distribution area and come back to look for it next year. You will be surprised.
While picking up the umbrellas, Wu Guixiang said to Su Qingyun, "Yunyun, picking up the ones that haven't opened their umbrellas is the best."
Su Qingyun looked at it carefully and nodded, "Okay."
After the autumn rain, hazel mushrooms grow very fast. Sometimes they look small and difficult to pick the day before, but when you go to pick them the next day, you will see that they have grown tall and their caps have opened.
The three men bent over and searched in the mountains and forests. Once they found their target, they would pick it up without mercy and put it into their pockets. Their moves were quick, accurate and ruthless.
Originally, Wu Guixiang thought the backpack was too big, but she didn't expect that in a short while, half of it was filled.
"It's a good thing I listened to you and carried the backpack." Wu Guixiang said with a smile.
"Grandma, there are still a lot over there. Let's go over there." Su Qingyun noticed with his sharp eyes that there was still a large area ahead.
"good."
The three of them had a lot of fun picking mushrooms in the mountains and forests.
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